Ransom “Pain & Glory (Co-Starring DJ Clue & Big Mike)” is a real good mixtape. Cosigned by both DJ Clue and Big Mike, Ransom is one half of the A-Team and he represents New Jersey. But with the split of Ransom & Hitchcock from A-Team, Ransom doesn’t …

Years ago when I was still just becoming familiar with the hard rock and metal genres of music, a late friend of mine introduced me to a band called “Lacuna Coil”. I’d heard gothic bands before, but their music style was almost completely different from anything I’d heard at the …

Mastodon is literally not your average Metal band. In our American wasteland of poor excuses for Metal(with the exception of Tool, Deftones, System of a Down, a small handful of other exceptional bands), Mastodon reigns supreme as one of the top bands to emerge from America’s underground scene. Usually, …

The Future Sex/Love Sounds Album of pop idol Justin Timberlake, or JT for short, is to me simply the best he’s had in the music industry. This was JT’s second album, released in 2006.
I have followed JT’s career from the very start, right back to his struggling —˜N …

In my review of The Shortest Straw, I said it was one of two songs that I would pick if I had to choose individual tracks which represent And Justice For All as a whole, The Frayed Ends Of Sanity would be my second choice. I said that The …

ATWA, or Air, Trees, Water, Animals, is a track by System Of A Down which appears on Toxicity and is based on Charles Manson as the title is a phrase coined by him. This song is another track which can basically be described as a power ballad, although not …

The most recent album put out by Lupe Fiasco is “The Cool”. I have to say, this is one of the best albums I have ever heard. Lupe Fiasco keeps up with the mainstream rappers, but has a style that is sophisticated but it also switches around and experiments …

It’s odd that you would look at the performance of potentially the biggest boy band in the world and notice how much they had grown in a matter of weeks, but this is what I noticed with Take That. Only weeks before they had performed together with Robbie Williams …

I start my day everyday by listening to an encouraging Christian music compact disc. I prefer to listen to the CD 14 Hits Of Christian Praise by Marilyn McCoy and with various artists collaboration.
I started listening to Christian music, when one day I was feeling a little down and …

First Release, Second Album by Thicke. There are two versions of the song and one is a remix version featuring artist Ludacris. Both the original and remix versions of the song are very nice. I always pegged Robin to be a one-hit-wonder, but I have to say that he is …

This guy is awesome. If you don’t remember, he’s the guy from Hootie and the Blowfish. He came out with a country album and it’s amazing, simply amazing. His voice is so on the money; it’s unique and beautiful and rich. I really and truly do not like country …

Back In Black is AC/DC’s most popular album to date.It is the debut of front man Brian Johnson.This album follows a very simple formula that soul’s intent is to rock your socks off.Back In Black succeeds in driving home the rhythm and offering great guitar playing.Angus Young is the …

ReJoyce by Jessica Simpson is her first (and only so far) Christmas CD that came out in 2004. I love this CD and my only complaint is that I wish there were more than 11 songs on the CD. She has classics on there as well as new songs. …

Lil Wayne’s Criticly acclaimed “The Carter 3″ is his most anticipated album yet, with featured guest such as Jay-Z, T-Pain, Babyface, Robin Thicke, Bobby Valentino, Fabolous, Juelz Santana, and more it will be a valuble asset to any hip-hoper’s Music Collection. The CD contains a variety of hip-hop and …

The Wolf is Andrew W.K’s second album on Island Records, it was released in 2003, the album was going to be titled Blow Your Bone, but Island Records made him change the name, the album is more grown up then his debut, it still has many mindless and fun …

Birdman aka Baby’s latest album entitled “5 Star Stunna” was a big disappointment to me when I first heard it. The production on the album was good, but the lyrical content just wasn’t there. It’s a shame that the beats that Birdman selected went to waste. …

The Steve Vai Morley wah 2 is the efficient pedal for adding those wah effects that Vai the virtuoso himself used on his records as well.This wah has two selectable footswitches the Bad Horsie mode and the counter mode, for your own wah tone that you can create with …

Overview —“ Some Kind Of Monster, the fourth music video for Metallica’s record St. Anger, follows the band through various interviews, live shows, and recording during the time of St. Anger. In my opinion, one way to think of the music video of Some Kind Of Monster is to …

Desolation Row, the final song to appear on Bob Dylan’s record Highway 61 Revisited is a track which I consider to be a perfect ending for one of the greatest records that I’ve ever had the privilege to listen to. As if you thought some of the other tracks …

Rhyme Asylum is a British hip-hop group composed of rappers Possessed, Psiklone and Skirmish. Their debut album, State of Lunacy, a brilliant demonstration of true lyricism, was released in 2008.
State of Lunacy includes sixteen tracks, each one better than the last. Of all the songs on the album, …

This “unassuming” (for lack of a better word) guy has one of the richest, raspiest voices I’ve heard from a male singer–especially someone local. Apparently he’s been on the music scene for many years, and I think actually signed a deal with LaVista Records once upon a …

This album is the album that allowed The Offspring to enjoy mainstream success, and for good reason! This is easily one of their best albums with some of their best songs. This album and Americana are my absolute favorites from this band. This album has some really classic stuff …

Slave is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Tattoo You. Slave starts off with a drum rhythm played on its own before the guitar riff comes in and out of the track and seems to have somewhat of a blues sound to it, the …

Kids On Holiday is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their album Sung Tongs. Not to put pressure on the track, but I must say that each of the songs to precede it on the record have been excellent and it has quite a bit to live …

Let’s Get Radical is a song by Gogol Bordello which appears on their record Multi Kontra Culti Vs. irony. Unlike many other Gogol Bordello songs, the track actually starts out with a pretty slow tempo and not very many instruments in the mix. As a simple guitar rhythm comes …

Katatonia is a great band. They always have been. The actual music of the band is complex, inventive and catchy, all without being “sold out” or “poppy”. “The Great Cold Distance” is no exception. The instrumentation is complex, edgy, hard and very evolved from their previous works. There is …

The Crystal Ship is a song by The Doors which appears on their self-titled debut record. The song starts off with Morrison singing a few words before the rest of the band joins in with him. His vocal tone on this track is extremely melodic and has that very …

Ain’t Too Proud To Beg is a cover which is performed by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album It’s Only Rock —˜N Roll. I’m not familiar with The Temptations’ original version of this song but we’ll see how The Stones’ version of this track goes. The track …

One rock band who I’ve loved throughout the years is the American hard rock and alternative band “Three Days Grace”. I think that is quite significant too being that I have been listening to their music from I was about fourteen or maybe younger, and I am now twenty …

Artist: Destiny’s Child
Video: No, No, No (Part 1)
Album: Destiny’s Child
Label: Columbia Records
Director: Darren Grant
“No, No, No (Part 1)” was the very first single and music video from the female R&B quartet Destiny’s Child, right off of their self-titled debut album. Watching this music video after all of these years …

Riders On The Storm is a song by The Doors which appears on their album L.A. Woman. The song opens up with some weather effects before a nice bass line comes in which sets the stage nicely for the rest of the track, the rhythm it provides is excellent. …

Despite its significant commercial success and continued airplay, I still consider Billy Idol’s second solo outing to be one of the most underrated albums ever recorded. For me, every single track on Rebel Yell is a winner, and they still sound as fresh today as they did a quarter …

Call me when your’er sober by Evanescence is a very good song. I really don’t care for many songs by Evanescence but this one is an exception. It’s one of the few I like by them. This song has an awesome mysterious kind of beat to it which I …

Lil Wayne is one of the most popular rappers out on the markets right now, but is he really that good? I will admit that some of his songs have a good beat, and sound pretty good, but the majority of them are absolutely horrendous. He has turned from …

R. Kelly ft. Ludacris and Kid Rock
“Rock Star”
Double Up
Jive Records
Directed by: R. Kelly and Elliot Rosenblaut
“Rock Star” is the third and final music video and single from R. Kelly’s eighth studio album titled “Double Up”, following “I’m A Flirt (Remix)” and “Same Girl”. I’m surprised to see R. Kelly …

Unfortunately the excellent Neuropa album “The Blitz”, with its (admittedly fairly obvious) World War 2 type plane design on the front, is not easily obtainable in physical form in the United Kingdom, although it is offered by Amazon in individual track form as MP3 downloads. This is rather a …

As much as i respect John Waite and legacy he has left behind me so far, he isn’t one of my all-time favorites which means i can be properly subjective about his newly released album.
The short version of this is that i class it as a total disappointment, …

Sunshine is a song by Sledding With Tigers and is the fifth song on their first album, No Randy No. Transitioning fluidly out of Love Songs Are Dumb Songs, Sunshine opens up with a group of cynical lyrics sung by a chorus of voices. Personally, I’ll say right now …

This is the first outing for this US band and what an outing it is. With a sublime mix of rock and punky sounds make this band deeply reminiscent of the Ramones. Although since, many UK bands like the Libertines, Kaiser Chiefs and in the US bands …

Three years does not make Hoobastank experienced many changes, at least from their style of music. ForNever, the four albums that came after Every Man For Himself in 2006, seemed to be a repetition of this band. My Turn, the first single released on October 13, 2008, is the …

This song is pretty old, but it’s still good to listen. Get up is the soundtrack of movie step up. It’s a R n B song.
No wonder if this song is so full of beat and we can dance from the beginning until the end of this song because …

NOW 68 is a CD compilation featuring tracks by artists such as The Hoosiers, Take That, Leona Lewis, Sean Kingston and many more. The CD is published by EMI is copyright 2007.
The songs are all popular songs that have made it into the charts. They are mainly pop …

For those of you who don’t already know, Children of the Corn (not to be confused with the Stephen King book/movie) is a rap group that was formed in the early 90’s in Harlem, NY. This group consisted of Camron, Ma$e, Big L, Herb Mcgruff and Bloodshed. “Biscuits and …

I have attended a few venues in Atlanta where Phillipia was performing.
I don’t know much about her except that she’s a 36 year old jazz singer who graces many stages around the Atlanta area (and I presume, beyond). She’s got a great set of pipes. But …

I accidentally discovered this amazing singer named Vonda Beerman at YouTube. I was so impressed with her voice so I immediately researched the net about her. Well and good, for I was able to find out she has song albums on sale. So I was able to buy …

Last Of The American Girls is a song by Green Day which appears on their latest record, 21st Century Breakdown. This song starts off with a bass line by Dirnt before Armstrong comes in with the vocals of the track with yet another vocal melody which works incredibly well …

KISS - DYNASTY
The last ‘big’ KISS album and the beginning of the end for the band. (Peter Criss doesn’t even play drums here…anton Fig fills in although he never received credit)
Alot of coplaints on this album dealt with KISS going ‘disco’ with the inclusion of I WAS MADE FOR …

The late reggae singer Dennis Brown has always been and still is one of my favourite reggae musicians. Even though I am quite young myself, in fact, too young to remember when he started singing or when many of his biggest hits were released; I just do not …

I have a Ray Conniff Christmas songs selections in cassette tape. It is Christmas with the Conniff and I have this for years and each Christmas this cassette tape is one of the most played Christmas albums in my home. It is as if Christmas …

Sometimes it’s good to just listen to music that stands apart from the regular. I find that escape when I listen to 311. Nick Hexum just has such a mellow voice and I love the how reggae sound they mix with the rock sound. Some of my favorite 311 …